I. Background Globally, gender disparities in economic opportunities and outcomes continue to restrict the rights and potential of one half of the world's population. In the last 50 years, as the so-called digital revolution irreversibly ...

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is currently being negotiated between 16 countries in the Asian region. It includes China, members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other key trading nations such as ...

A small but vocal minority with Hindutva leanings were enthusiastic supporters of Trump. (Reuters) In my last column, I offered a negative and pessimistic view of the coming presidency of Donald Trump. I certainly hope that I am proved wrong, ...

This week on Thank God It's Friday we spoke to Madhav Dhar, managing partner of GTI Investment on three key triggers - India's demonetisation drive, what U.S. President Elect Donald Trump means for India and the interest rate trajectories of the ...

Taking a leaf from the best of Indian and global practices that have led to the creation of many a majestic tree lined avenues linking numerous cities, towns and villages down the ages, the Ministry of Road transport and Highways (MoRTH) has ...

There is no question that Asia's standing in the global economy is stronger than ever. The region now produces about 40% of the world's GDP, measured according to purchasing power parity. During the recent economic crisis, Asia accounted for more ...

Abuja [Nigeria], Sept. 27 (ANI): As both India and Nigeria make an attempt to broad base their economy, Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Tuesday said both nations should harness the complementarities in attracting investments, which is a key factor for a ...

India-Vietnam relationship is one of the significant bilateral relationships in Asia, besides India-Japan partnership. Over the years, in particular since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two on 7 January 1972, this bilateral ...